A hash is kinda trash. Or, more precisely, not only will hashing data not anonymize it, but regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, consider hashed identifiers to be personal information.

Security experts warn that hashed personal data, like phone numbers, can be reversed, exposing privacy risks despite common ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has stated that hashed IDs, which have been widely adopted as a privacy-safe alternative to third-party cookies, aren't anonymous after all. "Companies often claim ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Data centers must be purpose-built to handle current and future workloads - evolving rapidly and driven by high volumes of end users, application types, cluster nodes, and overall data movement in the ...

Back in early February, Path met with some serious backlash when Arun Thampi revealed that the social app was uploading address book data without explicit permission from its users. Path responded by ...

Bitcoin's hash rate declined 4% over 30 days, the sharpest drop since April 2024 Miner stress from price drops and China shutdowns has pressured network activity. VanEck data shows hash rate declines ...